Alert archive / Ohio / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2010, 9:43 PM EDT for Adams County, Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2010, 9:43 PM EDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2010, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, OH, Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 9:57 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 7 E West Union, OH | |
| May 21, 10:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Blue Creek, OH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 289 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310
WFUS51 KILN 220143
TORILN
OHC001-131-145-220230-
/O.NEW.KILN.TO.W.0009.100522T0143Z-100522T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
943 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
WESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* AT 940 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PEEBLES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEEBLES...
PIKE LAKE...
KINCAID SPRINGS...
LOCUST GROVE...
RARDEN...
IN ADDITION...WAMSLEY...SMOKY CORNERS...POPLAR GROVE...
ELM GROVE AND IDAHO ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 8325 3901 8295 3871 8345 3871 8351
3891 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 227DEG 16KT 3889 8341
$$
HATZOS3 follow-up statements
302
WWUS51 KILN 220149
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
949 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
OHC001-131-145-220230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100522T0230Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-ADAMS OH-
949 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
ADAMS...NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO AND WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES...
AT 947 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PEEBLES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST
UNION.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEEBLES...PIKE LAKE...KINCAID SPRINGS...LOCUST GROVE AND RARDEN.
IN ADDITION...WAMSLEY...SMOKY CORNERS...POPLAR GROVE...
ELM GROVE AND IDAHO ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3919 8325 3901 8295 3871 8345 3871 8351
3891 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 227DEG 16KT 3890 8339
$$
HATZOS922
WWUS51 KILN 220201
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1001 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
OHC001-131-145-220230-
/O.CON.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100522T0230Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-ADAMS OH-
1001 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
ADAMS...NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO AND WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES...
AT 959 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BLUE CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZED
HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEEBLES...
PIKE LAKE...
IN ADDITION...WAMSLEY...ELM GROVE...IDAHO...POPLAR GROVE AND RARDEN
ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 8351 3886 8349 3916 8320 3901 8295
3874 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 232DEG 19KT 3882 8339
$$
HATZOS204
WWUS51 KILN 220228
SVSILN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1028 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
OHC001-131-145-220238-
/O.EXP.KILN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100522T0230Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-ADAMS OH-
1028 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN ADAMS...NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO AND
WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS TORNADOES...WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.
LAT...LON 3874 8351 3886 8349 3916 8320 3901 8295
3874 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 232DEG 19KT 3891 8325
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland | 3 hr |
| May 21, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 23 min |
| May 21, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette | 61 min |
| May 21, 8:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Adams | 50 min |
| May 21, 9:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Highland, Pike and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 21, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette | 54 min |
| May 21, 10:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 112 min |
| May 21, 10:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Mercer | 3 hr |
| May 21, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Pike, Ross, Scioto | 4 hr |
| May 21, 11:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 6 hr |
| May 21, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Fayette, Highland, Pike, Ross | 3 hr |
| May 22, 1:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Mercer | 5 hr |
| May 22, 5:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.